Fish cake

Normally here in Hawaii when someone says fishcake we think of this:

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or this

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but this time I am talking about this fun and adorable fishcake from Coco Cake Cupcakes

If I got that for my birthday I wouldn't dare cut it.
Too cute.

Goldfish Party: Part III

Success!

The party was a hit and most importantly,
the birthday girl had a lot of fun

I made cupcakes and a goldfish cake for dessert. The goldfish cake was simple: make a cake and bake them in two 8 or 9 inch pans. Place them on top of each other after baking and cut out a fish shape.  I tried to shape and round the edges a little, but I didn't want to mess with it too much. Afterward just frost it up and dab on M&M's starting from the bottom then going up. Then add one brown M&M for the eye.

The cute orange/polka dot cupcake liners are from Bake it Pretty (along with the fish fortune favors)

I made these pearl/clam cookies with vanilla wafers, orange frosting and a tic-tac. The kids loved them

We had the tables covered with coordinating confetti with little photos of the birthday girl 

and small bowls with goldfish crackers

As well as an assortment of other kinds of fish crackers
-chocolate, sour cream & onion, pretzel, regular cheese, and parmesan

I also made a "blue sea-foam dip" (sour cream and onion)

We dressed the area in blue and orange streamers and balloons and hung the banner 

For games we played:

a fish-bean bag game

had a fishing pond

musical numbers

and a dance contest

The dance contest was a big hit with the kids!

The food included:

hamburgers

hot dogs

pearl/clam cookies

veggies

watermelon

potato salad

chips

dip

various goldfish crackers

cupcakes

otter pops

ice cream

For more photos for invitations, favors, banners, etc. go here and here

Goldfish Party: Part II

 

I can't believe the day has arrived. 

My little girl turns two tomorrow.

The party will be on the weekend so we're just 

about finished with all prep work. 

photo by Melia

Favors

The party favors include "Kailani's Magical Birthday Bubbles", 

a fortune teller fish toy, 

and some Swedish fish candy.

Napkin holders
which include photos of the birthday girl and goldfish

Birthday Banner

Water bottle labels

while preparing the labels I found some great
waterproof/tear resistant paper online
(if you find a cheaper source, let me know- I was in a hurry to buy so I didn't take the time to find a better price)
because here in Hawaii everything collects condensation when
 you leave it outside for more than 1 minute.
 The bubble labels are made of the same paper as well.

and Fish bowls ready for fish crackers!

More pictures coming soon!

Children's Day

This post is probably a little late, since TODAY is Children's Day,

but I wanted to share these adorable Koi Treat favors from Shop Toast

They've got all kinds of cheerful treats, stationary, and accessories on their site too. 

Shop Toast (click)